UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
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UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

Cranes flying over waves before the setting sun

Closed18 June 2020

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UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Cranes flying over waves before the setting sun
Woodblock print
Signed on the bottom sheet Hiroshige hitsu and sealed Ichiryusai
Published by Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendo), 1858
Vertical oban diptych:
Top sheet: 36.2 x 24.7 cm. (14 ¼ x 9 ¾ in.)
Bottom sheet: 36.2 x 24.6 cm. (14 ¼ x 9 5/8 in.)
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Specialist note

For a similar impression in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession no. 2016.925a, go to:
https://collections.mfa.org/objects/642930/cranes-flying-over-waves